The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-01
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king 4 Franklin's circus will exhibit
in Mankato July 18th.
The engine for the electric light
works is being put in position. 1t is of
the Russell d Co. manufacture and has
the late improved automatic cut off.
In the case of NJ. J. Darrah VS.. Hen
nv Boegen. which occupied the atten-
ton of the Municipal court Yesterday,
the jury rendered a verdict for the plain
tiff.
A soap mandatory has been started
in Dukes addition by Mr.. Fry. The
fixtures have been placed i'll position
and everything is in readiness to begin
work.
The Mankato Friedrich and Tile
works shipped Il carload of drain tile to
Madelia to-day, TO be used on Mr.. +. +.
brakes farm. This tile is becoming
very popular among the farmers.
The men who are laying the rails on
the street railway extension have skip
ped Bradley street and are working on
the southern end of the line, the grad
ing of Bradley street not having been
completed as yet.
"A new time table goes into effect to-
morrow on the Chicago. Milwaukee x
st. Paul X. K. There is no change in
the time of arrival or departure, the new
table being necessary on account of the
removal of the headquarters to Austin.
Mr.. Geo. Phillips elegant new liv-
cry barn is about completed and pre-
sents an imposing appearance. 1t is
brick, trimmed with stone, and has a
massive front, and is one of the hand
soonest structures in the city. Mr.. Phil
hips moved into it to-day. Mr.. n. p.
Lee will occupy the building vacated by
Mr.. Phillips, the first of next week,
some repairs being necessary first.
"A drive taken across the northern
part of the county this week showed
the crops to be IN fairly good condition.
Corn is backward and oats does not
show up as we'll as could be expected.
There will be a smaller amount of straw
than usual from both wheat and oats.
Rye is in fine condition and what little
barley there is, is fair. Potatoes and
other vegetables are looking well.
Mr.. John Griebel died mt his home
in Cottonwood, Brown county, yesterday
at the age of IS years. The deceased
was brother of George and Chas. Grie-
bel, and Mrs. Jno. Dauber, of this city;
also step-father of Henry III. Engelbert.
The Mankato relatives all went to Cot
tonwood to-day to be present at the
funeral services.
-Messrs. Saulspaugh & CO., bridge con-
tractors, have now in process of erection
two railroad bridges across the Missouri
one at Sioux City and the other at Ne
braska City. The stone for abutments
will be taken from Mankato. The firm
now have about sixty men at work, and
next week they will double the force.
1t will take about three months to quar-
nv the required amount of stone.
On and after July LIST the arrival and
departure of mails on the Mankato and
Minnesota stage route will be as fol-
lows: Leave Minnesota Lake on Mon
day, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 a
m; arrive at Mankato at 6p. m. Leave
Mankato Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat.
urdays at 6 u. M. arrive at Minnesota
Lake at 6 p. m. The change in the
| II. III. 90, lot I,a hon Lon q xa
to one hour earlier than heretofore.
Preparations for the encampment
are progressing rapidly. Though the
Luverne Guards will probably not be
here, the Morristown reserve company
Captain Gibson commanding, is expect
ed. The battery of U. S. Artillery vii
be here forty or fifty strong with foul
guns. There will be l75 tents on the
camp grounds and sixteen sentinels viii
be required to encircle it. The adjutant
A. J. Eckstein, Of New Ulm, will arrive
here Tuesday morning to receive tn,
details of two men and corporal from
each company which will arrive Tues
day and pitch the tents and make an.
other preparations necessary. Compan,
will go into camp Tuesday night ant
all the members will probably have thu
pleasure of standing guard that night.
Mr.. Thayer, the architect, has al
business he can attend to and is building
himself an enviable reputation for thor
ough work. Among other things, h
, has Just completed plans for an $500 res
idence for Mr.. Truesdell, of the Bazaar
to be located on Byron street; and plan
for a $500 residence to be built a
Springfield by the Catholic priest of tina
place. He has also drawn plans for
block of five store buildings to be con
!, structed at Marshall. The block is to b
, l2Oxll2, two stories, and Is to COZ
$IS,275. 1t will be the most elegan
block i'm Marshall or any other city i
8 Southern Minnesota outside of Mankatt
D Mr.. r. M. Addison, of Marshall. wi
a own one of the stores; Mr.. +. +. Pal
!. sons, of Marshall, two, and Mr.. o.
Mather, of this city, the others.